The Verdant Veil group made their way back to the branching paths, with Eirene quietly leading at the front.
As they walked, a hush seemed to settle over the ruin itself.
And when they finally stepped out onto the vast intersection of pathways—
They froze.
The colossal maidens were no longer roaming.
The towering stone figures… were now kneeling.
All of them.
Two long rows stretched down the corridor. Each maiden was bowing low with their veiled heads lowered and their crystal spears planted into the floor like ceremonial halberds.
The formation resembled a royal procession awaiting the arrival of a sovereign.
Marie whispered, stunned,
"…They were murdering everyone an hour ago."
Lucien murmured,
"Now they're acting like palace knights."
And they were far from the only witnesses.
